commonplace

[ kom-uhn-pleys ]

/ ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs /

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adjective

ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person.

trite; hackneyed; platitudinous: a commonplace remark.

noun

a well-known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying.

anything common, ordinary, or uninteresting.

Archaic. a place or passage in a book or writing noted as important for reference or quotation.

Origin of commonplace

1525–35; translation of Latin locus commūnis, itself translation of Greek koinòs tópos

SYNONYMS FOR commonplace

3 cliché, bromide, platitude, stereotype.

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2. Commonplace, banal, hackneyed, stereotyped, trite describe words, remarks, and styles of expression that are lifeless and uninteresting. Commonplace characterizes thought that is dull, ordinary, and platitudinous: commonplace and boring. Something is banal that seems inane, insipid, and pointless: a heavy-handed and banal affirmation of the obvious. Hackneyed characterizes something that seems stale and worn out through overuse: a hackneyed comparison. Stereotyped emphasizes the fact that situations felt to be similar invariably call for the same thought in exactly the same form and the same words: so stereotyped as to seem automatic. Trite describes something that was originally striking and apt, but which has become so well-known and been so commonly used that all interest has been worn out of it: true but trite.

OTHER WORDS FROM commonplace

com·mon·place·ly, adverbcom·mon·place·ness, nounun·com·mon·place, adjective

Words nearby commonplace

common multiple, common nail, common noun, common palmar digital nerve, common peroneal nerve, commonplace, commonplace book, common plantar digital nerve, common pleas, common prayer, common property

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Example sentences from the Web for commonplace

Teachers and faculty were experimenting with now commonplace consumer technologies like speech recognition and virtual reality to create immersive learning experiences.
Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise?|Walter Thompson|September 17, 2020|TechCrunch
Temperature checks are commonplace in Turkey and many other countries, and are quickly becoming more popular in the US.
Do temperature checks for Covid-19 work?|Annabelle Timsit|September 16, 2020|Quartz
Today, gliding is so commonplace, we do not ask ourselves what’s happening when an airplane glides or, for that matter, when a helicopter does.
The science behind how an aircraft glides|By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag|September 3, 2020|Popular Science
Such systems may seem commonplace today within e-commerce, but they form the very backbone of digital health companies.
Why an Amazon and Airbnb vet joined a digital health company that wants to slash drug prices|Sy Mukherjee|August 24, 2020|Fortune

Even after e-commerce became commonplace, many luxury companies remained cautious about jumping into digital sales.
Covid-19 is plunging old-fashion luxury brands into the digital age|Marc Bain|July 29, 2020|Quartz
When it comes to setting up a reward, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service considers “$50,000 commonplace.”
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The god with horns—half human, half beast—is commonplace throughout the ancient Near East.
Meet Krampus, the Seriously Bad Santa|Jay Michaelson|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In a press release accompanying the video, Roberts said that such behavior is commonplace on New York streets—and in her own life.
Street Harassment Shouldn’t Be a Crime|Lizzie Crocker|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Shady political operatives and campaign finance scandals are commonplace.
The Time Michele Bachmann Was Right|Ben Jacobs|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forced marriage is commonplace, and was only made a crime in June of this year.
How Britain Made James Foley's Killer|Louise Mensch|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He deems justly that there are but two sorts of style: the commonplace and the original.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas|Remy de Gourmont
Imagine the commonplace liver of a humdrum existence being received into ghostland.
The Angel and the Author - and Others|Jerome K. Jerome
What to an Easterner would appear impossibilities were commonplace acts of good riding for a cow-puncher.
Cattle-Ranch to College|Russell Doubleday
"Under the Cedars" was fresh and bright, full of imagination and that subtle power which touches the commonplace with interest.
Salome|Emma Marshall
If Helen were commonplace and unattractive his task would be comparatively easy.
The Sins of the Father|Thomas Dixon

British Dictionary definitions for commonplace

commonplace

/ (ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs) /

adjective

ordinary; everydaycommonplace duties

dull and obvious; tritecommonplace prose

noun

something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism

a passage in a book marked for inclusion in a commonplace book, etc

an ordinary or common thing

Derived forms of commonplace

commonplaceness, noun

Word Origin for commonplace

C16: translation of Latin locus commūnis argument of wide application, translation of Greek koinos topos

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	commonplace
释义	commonplace [ kom-uhn-pleys ] / ˈkɒm ənˌpleɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commonplace ON THESAURUS.COM adjective ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without individuality: a commonplace person. trite; hackneyed; platitudinous: a commonplace remark. noun a well-known, customary, or obvious remark; a trite or uninteresting saying. anything common, ordinary, or uninteresting. Archaic. a place or passage in a book or writing noted as important for reference or quotation. Origin of commonplace 1525–35; translation of Latin locus commūnis, itself translation of Greek koinòs tópos SYNONYMS FOR commonplace 3 cliché, bromide, platitude, stereotype. SEE SYNONYMS FOR commonplace ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for commonplace 2. Commonplace, banal, hackneyed, stereotyped, trite describe words, remarks, and styles of expression that are lifeless and uninteresting. Commonplace characterizes thought that is dull, ordinary, and platitudinous: commonplace and boring. Something is banal that seems inane, insipid, and pointless: a heavy-handed and banal affirmation of the obvious. Hackneyed characterizes something that seems stale and worn out through overuse: a hackneyed comparison. Stereotyped emphasizes the fact that situations felt to be similar invariably call for the same thought in exactly the same form and the same words: so stereotyped as to seem automatic. Trite describes something that was originally striking and apt, but which has become so well-known and been so commonly used that all interest has been worn out of it: true but trite. OTHER WORDS FROM commonplace com·mon·place·ly, adverbcom·mon·place·ness, nounun·com·mon·place, adjective Words nearby commonplace common multiple, common nail, common noun, common palmar digital nerve, common peroneal nerve, commonplace, commonplace book, common plantar digital nerve, common pleas, common prayer, common property Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commonplace Teachers and faculty were experimenting with now commonplace consumer technologies like speech recognition and virtual reality to create immersive learning experiences. Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise?\|Walter Thompson\|September 17, 2020\|TechCrunch Temperature checks are commonplace in Turkey and many other countries, and are quickly becoming more popular in the US. Do temperature checks for Covid-19 work?\|Annabelle Timsit\|September 16, 2020\|Quartz Today, gliding is so commonplace, we do not ask ourselves what’s happening when an airplane glides or, for that matter, when a helicopter does. The science behind how an aircraft glides\|By Peter Garrison/Flying Mag\|September 3, 2020\|Popular Science Such systems may seem commonplace today within e-commerce, but they form the very backbone of digital health companies. Why an Amazon and Airbnb vet joined a digital health company that wants to slash drug prices\|Sy Mukherjee\|August 24, 2020\|Fortune Even after e-commerce became commonplace, many luxury companies remained cautious about jumping into digital sales. Covid-19 is plunging old-fashion luxury brands into the digital age\|Marc Bain\|July 29, 2020\|Quartz When it comes to setting up a reward, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service considers “$50,000 commonplace.” Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS\|M.L. Nestel\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The god with horns—half human, half beast—is commonplace throughout the ancient Near East. Meet Krampus, the Seriously Bad Santa\|Jay Michaelson\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In a press release accompanying the video, Roberts said that such behavior is commonplace on New York streets—and in her own life. Street Harassment Shouldn’t Be a Crime\|Lizzie Crocker\|October 29, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Shady political operatives and campaign finance scandals are commonplace. The Time Michele Bachmann Was Right\|Ben Jacobs\|August 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Forced marriage is commonplace, and was only made a crime in June of this year. How Britain Made James Foley's Killer\|Louise Mensch\|August 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He deems justly that there are but two sorts of style: the commonplace and the original. Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas\|Remy de Gourmont Imagine the commonplace liver of a humdrum existence being received into ghostland. The Angel and the Author - and Others\|Jerome K. Jerome What to an Easterner would appear impossibilities were commonplace acts of good riding for a cow-puncher. Cattle-Ranch to College\|Russell Doubleday "Under the Cedars" was fresh and bright, full of imagination and that subtle power which touches the commonplace with interest. Salome\|Emma Marshall If Helen were commonplace and unattractive his task would be comparatively easy. The Sins of the Father\|Thomas Dixon British Dictionary definitions for commonplace commonplace / (ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs) / adjective ordinary; everydaycommonplace duties dull and obvious; tritecommonplace prose noun something dull and trite, esp a remark; platitude; truism a passage in a book marked for inclusion in a commonplace book, etc an ordinary or common thing Derived forms of commonplace commonplaceness, noun Word Origin for commonplace C16: translation of Latin locus commūnis argument of wide application, translation of Greek koinos topos Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to commonplace mundane, customary, prevalent, normal, obvious, typical, natural, mainstream, plebeian, familiar, vanilla, pedestrian, middling, humdrum, ordinary, starch, stereotype, platitude, tag, prose
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